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Joint Letter to House Leadership Presses for Device Tax Vote

A letter signed by over 70 freshman Members of Congress was sent to
the House leadership this week to press for a vote on repealing the
medical device tax.

The letter, which was coordinated by Congressman Todd Rokita (IN),
noted that with the challenging economy and persistently high
unemployment, there is no better time to repeal a provision of
healthcare reform that will harm job creation and innovation.

"With this tax on the near horizon, not only will companies be
discouraged from investing in research to create the life-saving
technologies of the future, they will be forced to consider reducing
their workforces in order to survive. At a time the economy continues to
struggle, Congress needs to protect jobs and innovation by passing H.R.
436 and repealing the medical device tax," the Members wrote.